Winnetka waiting list in effect: apply soon for a spot in the Fall
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Our mission
To offer an academic bilingual program
In a stimulating and demanding environment
To offer an academic bilingual program
Inspired by the program of the French Ministry of Education, our private school in the Chicago area offers a bilingual curriculum that welcomes all.
Centered around your child
In a stimulating and demanding environment
To offer an academic bilingual program
Your child will learn French and academic skills at their own pace, thanks to an individual program, based on their strengths.
In a stimulating and demanding environment
In a stimulating and demanding environment
In a stimulating and demanding environment
Our rigorous French language school is unique because of our low students/teacher ratio.
Our programs in French
Full-year program
LPEC is not a daycare; it is a full-time French school, with a specific curriculum. We welcome students Monday to Friday.
Discover our programs below.
Preschool
LPEC offers a total French immersion program from Pre-K3 to Kindergarten. Your child will acquire strong academic fundamentals while learning French.
Elementary school
From 1st to 6th Grade, the program becomes bilingual French-English, and it is tailored to each student's needs.
Middle and Highschool
Grades 7 to 12 are fully bilingual with some subjects taught completely in English, such as British and American History. This track prepares students for the Brevet des Écoles at the end of 9th grade and the French Baccalauréat in 11th and 12th grades.
Our campuses
Winnetka, in the Northshore
Our French school is located in the Winnetka Community House, serving the Northshore, a block from Winnetka UP-N Metra station.
Old Town, in the heart of Chicago
LPEC is preparing a new French preschool and elementary school campus in Old Town, where we'll welcome your child starting in September 2024.
Mme Coline Balius
Mme Carole Chantereault
Mme Carole Chantereault
Mme Balius is a Professeur des Écoles with the CAPE certificate, 17 years of experience, including 7 years at a French School in San Diego and 4 years at LPEC.
She holds a Bachelor’s in Chemistry and a Master’s in teaching French as a Foreign Language.
Mme Carole Chantereault
Mme Carole Chantereault
Mme Carole Chantereault
Mme Chantereault has been a teacher of FLE (French as a Foreign Language) for over 15 years, including 3 years at LPEC. She holds a Master's in FLE and a CAPEFE certificate (teacher of French abroad). She also taught at the Alliance Française and at the French Institute of the North Shore.
Mme Yael Cohen
Mme Carole Chantereault
Mme Marjolaine Fath
Mme Cohen holds a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education and has over ten years of teaching experience in primary grades. She currently teaches English language arts to Cycle 2 and Cycle 3 students at our Winnetka campus.Though a native English speaker, Mme Cohen also speaks French.
Mme Marjolaine Fath
Mme Marjolaine Fath
Mme Marjolaine Fath
Mme Fath is a Professeur des Écoles with the CAPE certificate, 9 years of experience, including 2 years at LPEC, and significant experience teaching FLE. She also had the occasion to implement FLE methods for students from 8 to 14 year olds. She holds a Bachelor's in Education Science and a Master’s in Education.
M. Marc Maschino
Mme Marjolaine Fath
M. Marc Maschino
Cycle 4, Physique/Chimie
Mr. Maschino holds a BS in Aeronautical Engineering from Purdue University, a Masters in Aeronautical Engineering from ESTA (outside Paris) and an MBA from DePaul's Kellstadt Graduate School of Business. He has been teaching scientific subjects to our middle and high school students for 4 years.
M. Henry Palacci
Mme Marjolaine Fath
M. Marc Maschino
Cycle 4, British & American History
and Principal
M. Palacci holds a Bachelor's degree in International Relations, Law and Organization from Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service and an MBA from INSEAD. He founded LPEC and chairs the Comité Académique.